No, it’s not that although more and more communities are making saggy pants illegal. Speaking of which, we were talking about something Las Cruces could drop to ring in the New Year like so many other communities do now. Suggestions varied from tamales, the Whole Enchilada, chile, pecans and pinatas but the suggestion that got the biggest laugh was that we all get together and drop our drawers!
Illegal Pants Day actually refers to this date in 1852 when Emma Snodgrass was arrested in Boston for wearing pants.
It is also Yodel in the Shower Day.
Who can forget this classic “yodeling in the shower” scene?
1848 Gas lights are installed in the White House.
And we thought our contemporary Presidents have been operating in the dark much of the time!
Music History 101: 1975 – a couple of hippie musicians who got together in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury district in the 60’s were divorced. They would continue to play together off and on - Paul Kantner and Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane.
The 101 number one song of the day was part of today’s featured artist’s first album but it was never intended to be a single. In fact, it wasn’t released as one until his follow up album came out and produced a number one hit of its own.
Here’s what happened: a couple of film producers were working on a made- for-TV movie about a young woman dying of cancer. They were searching for an appropriate contemporary song to use as a theme in the film. They purchased a stack of albums from a nearby record store and sat down listen to all of them. When they came across the song you’re about to hear they knew they had found exactly what they were looking for. Eight days after the movie aired, its writer/performer was killed in a plane crash after a concert. He was scheduled to perform in Las Cruces within a few days. The song became number one on December 29, 1973 for Jim Croce (Time in a Bottle)
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